The Empire Moves On..
Okay - so it's been a while... and the Houston crowd especially has probably fallen outside the loop a bit. So, what I have I been up to these last few months..?
Well... there it is.. enough said. Nifty logo - CMH (you aviators are going to just hit me with the original stick on that one..)..
What's that logo mean? Why did I spend the last six months or so just creating it? Well, truth be told - the logo was created in about... 2 hours. I used a "logo maker program" - I know, I'm such a hack.
"What's that MEAN?" In a nutshell - I have a field tech, who can do virtually any on-site IT service (and CCTV security, home theater, Point of Sale, etc .etc.) covering 99.9 percent of all zip codes in the United States. Yes, this includes AK and HI.
Here in Columbus, we're running our own calls - I have 8 or so guys I contract, and then I also run calls. We've expanded - Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio are currently covered.
Who do we run these calls for? Small companies... CompUSA, Siemens, ServiceNET, Dell, HP.. and many specialty roll-out companies dealing with network stuff beyond my pay-grade (set up a rack with 5 servers? I dunno how to do it - but I know this guy who knows how to do it..) .
Okay - enough grandstanding - fact is, I am quite proud of my little company. The main reason is... it makes a profit. Now, this may not seem important - but let me tell ya, it really HELPS when you're making money right out the gate. I mean, I can have a great vision... a true path to success, etc - but there's just nothing that beats "wow, I just made some cold hard cash!".
If you're in Houston - you're asking... so... coming here? And the answer is... BUT OF COURSE.. however, we have a certain client in Dallas who needs three good tech's, to run full time break/fix calls.. so we'll handle Dallas first... but yes, with our intimate knowledge of Houston, it makes perfect sense that soon you'll see a similar logo attached to some recruitment ads.. :-D :-D
Houston is a unique situation. I consider many of you friends... however, I'm strict on my calls (especially when it comes to communication and common sense). I have no problem explaining to a tech that he simply lacks the brain cells to work for me... but how do I do this when the tech is a friend? Well, I have a couple of solutions. All Texas contractor hiring's will be decided by someone else. Sorry Everett, I wont decide if we hire you (yeah word would reach me and I'd ask "whatdahellyoudoinhere?!?"). I must handle logistics, so once initial hiring is done, you'll deal with me or Eric.
After thinking, I really don't expect that many of you will want to work with us anyhow. But, if you need extra money, and can change a hard drive and possess a reliable car and a screw driver - let me know. I manage a few "evening tech's" who work as sys admins, then pick up the extra 50 or 60 bucks for an eve call.. so it can happen.
I can get anyone calls - however, if you are not a registered sex offender, and you have no felonies in the last seven years (that's it - 8 years or more we really just don't care) or more than one DWI in the last 5 years... let me know - I can get you cleared for some Homeland Sec / Defense / LE work.
Finally, if you're still reading this blurb (yes, I'm intending on taking Houston market soon) we may ask for a drug test to finalize your upgraded clearance.. . We must schedule this with our Lab such that it does not disrupt your schedule / calls. We will ask you to tell us when it's best for you, although if we request it, we must insist upon you completing the test within 30 days of our request, or else we will not be able to route you the higher clearance calls until you pass. This does not affect your call volume as a "Level 1 Field Tech".
So there it is - somehow I disappear, get prescribed meds that work, lose fifty pounds and say "gee, I can make money doing what I like.. only now I'm gonna run it!". And, I get so damned busy... it's funny - poverty wont keep me away from Houston - but get me busy... well, I'll just have to force myself to come.
JT: Kindly tell the birds to avoid paragraph two, however three and four are open season.